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No other assays are reported, although gold, copper, lead and zinc mineralization has been described.
Examination of the surface geology shows Blackpoint hosts a silica-sericite (or "low-sulfidation") epithermal silver-gold system with extensive silica-sericite alteration, high grade silver bearing veins, stockwork and breccia and scattered gold values. This style of mineralization is typical of that found at the active and historic mines in the area. The property is divided into two distinct halves by an east west orientated structure with the Condor zone in the north and the Eagle ridge and dot zones in the south. All the previous work was centered around the silver mineralization with no work done on looking for the gold bearing part of the system that may be located more towards the centre or at depth of the peripheral silver zones.
Geological work completed in 2007 by Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Ltd. determined that the property had not been properly explored, the presence of asymmetrical alteration zones, the large east-west orientated structure offsetting the mineralized zone and the presence of fall out breccias to the southwest, all indicate an unrecognized southwest plunge to the system. Additional detailed mapping confirmed a significant increase in the intensity and thickness of the silicification toward the central area. This resulted in the previous drill programs failing to explore the main exploration targets beneath the exposed silica breccia zone.
Urastar will begin an aggressive exploration program of detailed surface mapping, sampling and drilling to define and test these highly prospective, previously unexplored exploration targets, concentrating on finding the gold bearing portion of the system at depth, while continue to develop the near surface silver mineralization. Drilling is expected to begin in the next two months.
Mr. Shaun M. Dykes, M.Sc. (Eng), P.Geo., is a designated Qualified Person pursuant to National Instrument 43-101 and prepared the technical information contained in this news release.
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